The Virgin Mary had a baby boy - John Rutter, Melanie Marshall, Cambridge Singers, RPO
16. 'The Virgin Mary had a baby boy' - John Rutter (arr.)
From the album ‘A Christmas Festival’
Composer John Rutter (arr.)
Conductor John Rutter
Mezzo-Soprano Melanie Marshall
Choir The Cambridge Singers and Farnham Youth Choir
Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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The Virgin Mary had a baby boy
Edric Connor, singer and folk-song collector, assembled a collection of the traditional songs of his native Trinidad in 1945. 'The Virgin Mary had a baby boy' formed part of the collection and is in the calypso style.
LYRICS:
The Virgin Mary had a Baby Boy,
The Virgin Mary had a Baby Boy,
The Virgin Mary had a Baby Boy,
And they say that his name was Jesus.
He come from the glory,
He come from the glorious kingdom,
He come from the glory,
He come from the glorious kingdom.
Oh yes, believer,
Oh yes, believer,
He come from the glory,
He come from the glorious kingdom.
The angels sang when the baby born,
The angels sang when the baby born,
The angels sang when the baby born
And they said that his name was Jesus.
He come from the glory . . .
The shepherds trembled at the angels’ word,
The shepherds trembled at the angels’ word,
The shepherds trembled at the angels’ word,
When they heard that his name was Jesus.
He come from the glory . . .
The wise men saw where the baby born,
The wise men saw where the baby born,
The wise men saw where the baby born,
And they say that his name was Jesus.
He come from the glory . . .
So everyone they start to dance and sing,
So everyone they start to dance and sing,
So everyone they start to dance and sing,
For the baby whose name was Jesus.
He come from the glory . . .
(Caribbean traditional carol)
A Christmas Festival
Based on the annual 'Christmas Festival' concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, John Rutter directs the Cambridge Singers, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and the award-winning Farnham Youth Choir alongside guest soloists Melanie Marshall, Clara Sanabras and Elin Manahan Thomas, for an unforgettable festival of Christmas music.
John Rutter, English composer and conductor, is associated with choral music throughout the world. His recordings with the Cambridge Singers (the professional chamber choir he set up in 1983) have reached a wide global audience, many of them featuring his own music in definitive versions. Among John’s best-known choral works are Gloria, Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, and Visions, together with many church anthems, choral songs and Christmas carols.
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